G9970 HCPCS Level II code: Clinician who referred the patient to another clinician did not receive a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred
G9970 is the HCPCS code for “Clinician who referred the patient to another clinician did not receive a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9970Clinician who referred the patient to another clinician did not receive a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred
Short description: Pvdr rfrd pt no rprt rcvd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9970 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2018
Where G9970 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9970Clinician who referred the patient to another clinician did not receive a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code G9970 mean?
G9970 is the HCPCS code for “Clinician who referred the patient to another clinician did not receive a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9970?
CMS lists G9970’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside G9970
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